README.
java for mkgmap
* java versions
Version
1.6, or later, of java is required to run mkgmap.
** Mac hints
Mac OS X
10.5 comes with Java
1.5.
You can install
1.6 from
http:
//www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/javaformacosx105update1.html
After installing, set
1.6 as the
default using JAVA preferences, which
will cause
'java -jar foo.jar' to use the
1.6 JRE.
To cause ant to
use
1.6 to compile, set
export JAVA_HOME=/
System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.
framework/Versions/
1.6/home
* building
To build, you must have a JDK and apache ant installed.
Then, just run
"ant", which will produce dist/mkgmap.
jar.
- Installing ant on Windows
95, XP, NT
[Barest Basics: PLEASE REVIEW ME
]
Download the latest Apache Ant binaries from http:
//ant.apache.org
Unzip the contents to C:\ANT - at least the bin and lib folders must be directly under c:\ANT
Set the environment variables:
Start -
> Settings -
> Control panel -
> System -
> Advanced -
> Environment Variables
VARIABLE VALUE
(example
) EXPLANATION
Path C:\ANT\bin Add the path to bin to the other paths already there
ANT_HOME C:\ANT Create a
new variable with the path to your ANT
JAVA_HOME C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_14 The path to JDK
CLASSPATH Should be empty,
if it is not run ANT with -noclasspath
Run ANT from the same directory where your build.
xml file is located.
Open a shell
(cmd.
exe)- navigate to the directory of build.
xml,
type
"ant" or
"ant -noclasspath" if CLASSPATH is not empty
press
<ENTER
>
If all
else fails read the manual
(your\path\to\Ant\docs\manual\index.
html "Installing Ant" ;-
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- Installing ant on Linux
Install via your distribution
package manager.
* running
To run, you must have a JRE installed.
See README.
invoking and
README.
examples.
You can use a downloaded jar or one that you built.